Shabby Chic; Volume III

craftynutters

jumblejack wrote: »

I would love to be able to crochet!! It is on my bucket list of things I want to accomplish!

I would be full of pride if I could do those cute flowers to embellish the spread with!!!


Edit:

I have just found the most easy tutorial on YouTube! I am definitely hunting some yarn and a hook tomorrow. Hopefully by this time tomorrow, I will have completed a simple dish cloth to ease me into it!!!!!


Whoop whoop whoop!!!!! :j


It's never too late to learn a new skill

try attic 24 blogg she has great easy to follow tutorials
http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/

jumblejack

craftynutters wrote: »

try attic 24 blogg she has great easy to follow tutorials
http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/

What an awesome blog!!!!!!

I love her bedspread. So retro and colourful. It wouldn't go in my bedroom but would look fantastic on the kids bed. One day! One day!

I'd love to get the mastery of it. Her little crocheted flowers are beautiful. I can't wait til later!!!! I'm hoping Wilkinsons will sell the stuff I need. It's quite local.

Chalky, I hope you don't get flooded! What a windfall: finding a skip full of craft papers! I have dumpster diving envy!!!!!

craigywv

just found this thread WOW love it!!!i too have a few projects for after christmas , i going to paint my glass and wood dresser and table and chairs in kitchen already got paint in to do it . but i think i will start by doing a few frames i have lying about as i itching to get started nw......lovely stuff you have all done hi jumblejack miss you on the other threads xx

jumblejack

Hi craigywv :wave:

How exciting! I can't wait to see your projects. :j

I'm loving it. It opens up a whole new area of old style possibilities. Very good on the pocket, environment and eye!

I must admit, it's so nice to be back on the old style board again :T

craigywv

thats good cos i missed your posts also florenceems dont know where she is . i have already done a few projects before and enjoyed doing them so i also glad to be back in the way again. i am being taught how to put pictures on the computer pathetic i know but when i do i will let you all see my challenges and no doubt get some great advice from experts so hi all its a lovely thread .xx

jumblejack

When you get started on pics, there'll be no stopping you!!

I can't wait to go out to get my stuff! I'm just making the kids a hot chocolate (with warm milk and a whole bar of fun carre Lidl chocolate) and some biscuits (cookie dough was made a while back, rolled into sausages and frozen ready to slice and bake).
When they've had their elevenses, I'm off!!!

Woohoo!!! :j

jumblejack

Can I please share this here?


I learnt how to basic crochet this afternoon. I'm thrilled with it even though I've dropped a few stitches or my tension has fluctuated (its wider slightly in places)

I'm thrilled to bits!!!!!


Before you know it, I'll be doing flowers!!!!! I do hope so anyway.

I was gonna do dish cloths to practice on but decided to do a thin strip so that I could maybe turn it into an ear warmer/headband kind of thing.

Do you need to sew the ends together or can they be somehow crocheted together?

parkgirl

That's fab - I'm really impressed!

craigywv

looks lovely JJ well done!

jumblejack

I did it!!!! I have a huge headache but I managed to do a flower!!!! I crocheted the strip together which was super easy and attached the flower over the seam.

I absolutely love it!!!!